Best Environmental Website Of Pakistan
As a developing state, Pakistan is brawling with a range of environmental issues. From water scarcity and air pollution to soil erosion and deforestation, Pakistan is facing a dire need for environmental change. The ongoing situation of Pakistan’s environment demands immediate action and is deeply concerning. The country’s development and economic growth is inevitably associated […]
WHAT DOES IT MEAN THAT EARTH’S GLACIERS ARE TURNING BLACK? The glaciers of the world are one of the largest sources of water locked in ice second only to the vast oceans. It is still, in fact the biggest freshwater reserve present naturally on earth. A large number of mountain side communities and settlements in […]
Pre-Monsoon Crop Residue Burning in Pakistan – What is Crop Residue? Crop residue, also known as stubble burning is the burning of crop remains on the field or agricultural land in order to clear land for the next crop. Burning of crop residue is done in this manner not only because it is efficient, convenient […]
Climate Change and Heatwaves in Pakistan: The impacts of climate change on developing countries have been felt severely in the form of increased extreme weather events and abnormal climatic phenomenon. Pakistan is also one of the countries experiencing its impacts most recently in the form of floods and GLOFs. For more information check out, Pakistan […]
What is Environmental Science? It is a quantitative field that includes applied as well as practical knowledge and is used to develop environmental policies around the world. It is a separate field than environmental studies that deals with human relationships and socio-political aspects of it. For instance, an environmental study researcher focuses on the economic […]
Introduction Pakistan is one of the top ten most vulnerable countries to the disastrous impacts of Climate change. Climate change is a huge problem being faced by our country and no solution is in sight. For more info about Climate Change, check out: Climate change and its Causes and Effects and for more info about […]
Introduction Climate change effects all areas of Pakistan, however some areas are more seriously effected than others. One such area is Gilgit-Baltistan. Gilgit Baltistan has some of the highest peaks in the world and a huge number of glaciers- which are melting and receding due to Climate change. Therefore the effects of climate change are […]
Introduction The 11 countries that could face major instability due to the climate change include Pakistan, Afghanistan, Burma, Haiti, Honduras, Iraq, Colombia, Guatemala, North Korea, Nicaragua and India. This has been reported in the first of its type published report by the National Intelligence Estimate on Climate Change Report. This can lead to the decrease […]
INTRODUCTION: The Islamic republic of Pakistan enjoys good and important geographical location which extends from 61°E to 77° 45 E longitudes and 4°N to 37°N latitude. Pakistan is divided into five provinces, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, Balochistan, Sindh and Gilgit Batistan. The environmental impacts are different because physiographically it is divided into three regions that is, […]
What is Climate Justice? In climate change, one term climate justice is used. “Climate justice” is a concept, and more than that, a campaign, that recognizes that changing climate can have varying societal, financial, population health, and other negative effects on disadvantaged communities. Climate justice organizations are working to confront these injustices head-on with lengthy […]